PDF Reader for Zed

io.github.xvvln/pdf-reader-mcp

MCP server for extracting text, images, tables, links, annotations, and metadata from PDF files.

client:Zed transport:stdio runtime:pypi

Install PDF Reader in Zed

~/.config/zed/settings.json · windows: %APPDATA%\Zed\settings.json

{
  "context_servers": {
    "pdf-reader-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "pdf-insight-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Merge this into your existing settings object — do not replace the file. Zed docs